Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. , 75 John B Brooks Road, PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA 30567
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to cut some metal material with a chop saw (miter saw) with his right hand holding the material. The saw blade got caught on the material, causing it to raise and catch two of his fingers. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.
An employee was building a shipment using a pneumatic nail gun when the nail hit a knot in the wood and ricocheted, going into his left knee area and resulting in an injury that required surgery and hospitalization.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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